“Appeasement guarantees war” – Victor Davis Hanson
Listen to VDH talk about appeasement and how it leads to war in an interview with Will Kingston of the Australiana podcast, produced by The Spectator Australia. Share This
VDH UltraThe Crazy Story Behind the Disturbing News. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson The Unspeakable Precivilizational Barbarity of Hamas A recent report from Israel chronicles the tragic, more than two-months-long hunt of a bereaved father, David Tahar, for the head of his slain son, Adir—a young Israeli soldier murdered by terrorists on October 7. Tahar had been warned by Israeli authorities not to view the remains of his
VDH UltraDear Not So Angry Reader Barbara Toncheff, Part Two
II. In contrast to Lee, Sherman was a grand strategist, who viewed war as an elemental conflict of finance, economics, sociology, politics, and natural and human resources. For all his verbal crudity and argumentative nature, Sherman was at heart a humanist who despised war and carnage and did his best to win the war with
Left Ideology and Post-Civilizational World
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler explain the reasons elites approve of Biden’s record, Davos elites’ selective criminalization, university reputations in the balance, Rice University offering “Afro-chemistry”, and “insurrection,” Oct. 7, and Left ideology. Share This
2024—America’s Year of Living Dangerously
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Lame-duck presidencies, especially in the last six months of their final term, in general can offer opportunities for America’s enemies to take advantage of a perceived vacuum as one government transitions to the next. But these normal changeover months are especially dangerous when a perceived weak or appeasing lame-duck president
Dangers of the Deep State From the Inside Looking Out
This weekend Victor Davis Hanson interviews Kash Patel on what to do with Iran, Biden’s policy of appeasement and its fickle policy toward Israel. Share This
Houthis Terrorists, Trump Chasers, and Rare Moments at Davos
In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss governor Brian Kemp avoiding charges against Fani Willis, Houthis terrorism, two Navy seals lost off the coast of Somalia, rhetoric about Trump and the post-Iowa caucus game plans, Davos dignitaries talked to by Javier Milei, Jamie Dimon’s truth-about-Trump interview, and false information
VDH UltraNot So Angry Reader 01-19-2024
From a Not So Angry Reader Barbara Toncheff I always look forward to hearing you speak on preventing the ultimate decline of this great nation under the current administration’s policies. However, it appears you are casting a shadow on the capabilities of General Lee while extolling hero status on Sherman. Isn’t it true that General
The Backwardness of Modern Progressives
Join with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they analyze Fauci’s backtrack on his COVID policies, how Oct. 7 woke us up to DEI, applying DEI to past “minoritized” leaders and groups, and Hillsdale College unfairly attacked by NY Times article on election denial. Share This
The Hysterical Style in American Politics
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The post-Joe McCarthy era and the candidacy of Barry Goldwater once prompted liberal political scientist Richard Hofstadter to chronicle a supposedly long-standing right-wing “paranoid style” of conspiracy-fed extremism. But far more common, especially in the 21st century, has been a left-wing, hysterical style of inventing scandals and manipulating perceived tensions for